“The inability of the military to curb attacks has brought international criticism, with the United Nations noting the government is failing in its duty to protect citizens.” But with Nigerian generals aiding and arming Boko Haram, the inability of the military to stop the jihadis becomes clearer.
“Car bombing kills 56 people in Nigeria market,” by Haruna Umar, Associated Press, July 1, 2014:
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A car bomb in a marketplace in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian city that is the birthplace of Boko Haram extremism, killed at least 56 people on Tuesday, the leader of a civilian group that recovered the bodies said.
Sadiq Abba Tijjani, leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force, told the Associated Press his group recovered at least 56 dead bodies at the blast site, mostly elderly women who sold peanuts and lemon juice at the market.
Tijjani said they managed to identify 21 of the dead but the rest “were either burnt or damaged beyond recognition.”
Other witnesses also estimated the death toll to around 50. Some officials said only 17 people died in the explosion that ripped through the market early Tuesday, but officials regularly play down the death toll.
Witnesses and officials blamed Boko Haram extremists who have been accused of a series of bomb attacks in the West African nation. The group, which attracted international attention with its April abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, has scaled up its activities in recent months, launching more frequent and deadly attacks.
The inability of the military to curb attacks has brought international criticism, with the United Nations noting the government is failing in its duty to protect citizens. In a statement issued Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated the readiness of the United Nations “to support Nigeria as it responds to this challenge in a manner consistent with its international human rights obligations.”…
dumbledoresarmy says
Jihad…lions of Islam…attacking and killing **little old ladies who were selling peanuts and lemon juice**.
PUKE.
If any mohammedan is reading this, then know this, mohammedans: we DESPISE you. Your so-called “warriors” are gutless cowards who kidnap at gunpoint and rape defenceless schoolgirls; who set bombs to blow up little old ladies selling snacks in a market.
**You, O mohammedans, are contemptible**.
My contempt for you, mohammedans, is bottomless. All decent human beings the world over **despise** you; and the more loudly and obscenely you boast of the inhuman sadism, violence and vandalism carried out by your so-called “warriors” (who are just as ugly a sight as a psychopathic preschooler pulling the wings off butterflies), the more you are despised.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists murder 56 with car bomb in market
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One of the horrors of the resurgence of Islamic savagery is that compassionate people like myself can read horrific headlines like this and hardly blink.
I *know* the terrible amount of suffering and death this headline reveals, but how can I really be shocked by it, given the fact that we have seen *so many* stories just like this one?
Given the few comments on this story, I’m sure others here are having the same problem.
Yet another reason to hate Islam with a passion…